Kobe Bryant was more than a basketball player, he was a celebrity. He was an icon. His mark on the game of basketball was so huge it left marks on the entire sporting world, Arizona Cardinals players included.
Bryant, who played 20 seasons in the NBA with the Lakers and retired in 2016, was killed along with his daughter and 7 others on Sunday in a helicopter crash. There was a lot of reaction from around the world to his passing.
Among those reacting were Cardinals players. NFL players, NHL, MLB players all realize just what an icon Bryant was.